Practical English (2)： Advanced

Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng HuangCourse Code: A8027330School of Electrical and

InformationTime: 13:30-16:20

Date: March 27, 2008

Course Description of Today

1. Important Announcement 2. Section I: Chapter 1, Unit 7 (Health: Suc

cessful Dieting) 3. Section II: Chapter 1, Unit 7(Health: Suc

cessful Dieting) 4. Section III: Personal Presentation ( 晉德、

智鈞、英旭、士豪（王）、晏廷 and 誌隆 ) 5. Roll Call

Before You Read

1 do you have regularly scheduled mealtimes at home?

2 do you eat meals with family or friends at least once a day?

3 do you plan snacks? 4 do you tailor portion sizes to your

needs? 5 do you eat three meals every day? 6 do you try to make mealtimes

enjoyable?

Before You Read

7 do you not feel forced to eat everything on you plate?

8 do you make meals last more than 15 minutes?

9 do you eat only in designated areas of the house?

10 do you avoid using food to reward yourself?

11 do you enjoy physical activities once or twice a week?

Paragraph 1 1 forum (n): a place, situation, or group

in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues

2 diet: a. your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat; b. if you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of foods or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight

3 veteran: having a lot of experience in a job, profession

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4 keep off (something) = keep ( 代名詞 ) off: stay at a distance

5 fad (n): a fashion that lasts a short time 6 carbohydrate (n): any of a group of nut

rients, such as sugar and starch, that provide the body with energy

7 cabbage

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1 do the trick (v): to work, to be effective

2 fed up with (adj.) annoyed or angry about a bad situation that has existed for a long time, frustrated, disgusted

3 solution (n): a solution to a problem or difficult situation is a way of dealing with it so that the difficulty is removed

4 portion: a small piece or section of a larger thing

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5 fix (v): if you fix something for someone, you arrange for it to happen or you organise it for them

6 moderate (adj.): in the middle, not large or small, modest

Paragraph 3 1 pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, etc) 2 dessert (n): dessert is something

sweet that you eat at the end of a meal 3 refined (adj.): a refined substance has

been made pure by having other substances removed from it

4 calorie (n): calories are units of measurement for the energy value of food

5 cracker, oatmeal 6 fiber: the part of a plant taken in as

food that cannot be absorbed by the body

Paragraph 4 1 clinic (n): a clinic is a building where peo

ple go to receive medical advice or treatment

2 pattern (n): a pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done

3 counselor, counsellor (n): a counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems

4 alternate (v): to move or switch back and forth

Paragraph 5 and 6 1 vegetarian (n): someone who never

eats meat 2 benefit (n): the benefit of something

is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results form it

3 cut down (on + something): if you cut down on something or cut down something, you consume or do less of it

4 appreciation (n): your appreciation for something that someone does for you is your gratitude for it

Assignment for Next Week

Please Preview Chapter 2, Unit 7 (Health: Survival at the South Pole)

Please Prepare for Your Personal Presentation (At Least 5 Minutes): （記旻、心夢、展源、德宇、政宏 and 巽民）

Please Contact Me via the Following Ways

E-Mail: g5260010@mail.isu.edu.tw Website: spaces.isu.edu.tw/g5260010 Office: 1406A (4th Floor,

Administration Building) Extension: 5252 Office Hour: Tuesday: 2,3,4 and 5;

Wednesday: 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( By Appointment )